Bionic

MIT researchers have developed a method to restore natural movement in people with leg amputations above the knee. The team created a bionic knee that integrates with a patient's muscle and bone, enabling fluid motion and greater control.

Scientists in Australia who have spent more than 10 years developing a first-of-a-kind bionic vision system are now eyeing human trials, with the hopes that it could one day help restore vision in those suffering from untreatable blindness.

The human eye is incredibly complex, so it's very hard to reverse engineer. Now researchers have unveiled the world’s first 3D artificial eye, which can not only outperform other devices but has the potential to see better than the real thing.

Using electroactive polymers and a combination of biological and engineered parts, researchers at the University of Tel Aviv have created a bionic patch for the heart that replaces damaged heart tissue, provides electrical stimulation, and releases medication on demand.

Professor Gil Weinberg of Georgia Tech's Center for Music Technology has developed a twin-sticked robotic prosthesis for music student Jason Barnes, who lost his right forearm in an accident 2 years ago. One stick can be completely controlled by the player, but the other "has a mind of its own."

Practical exoskeletons have moved closer to common usage with the news that Honda has begun leasing 100 of its Walking Assist Devices to hospitals in Japan so that it can monitor and validate their usefulness of the device in the real world.

Touch Bionic’s i-limb ultra revolution robotic artificial hand is linked to a smartphone app for greater control of the hand.

The Argus II "bionic eye" has received U.S. market approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The “bebonic3” is the latest version of bebonic series of artificial hands produced by RSLSteeper of Leeds, U.K.

A cutting edge thought-controlled bionic leg will help amputee Zac Vawter climb 103 flights of stairs at Chicago's Willis Tower.

After a cash injection from the Australian government, Australia's bionic eye program is streaking ahead. The first advanced prototype was revealed this week, and the team expects it will be ready to start restoring sight in as little as three years.

Touch Bionics, a developer of upper-limb bionic technologies, has launched ProDigits, the world’s first powered bionic finger that is designed to help the estimated 1.2 million people worldwide with partial-hand amputations.